By collecting biological samples, environmental and epidemiological data from affected women and their close relatives, kConFab is creating an increasingly powerful resource for researchers to undertake impactful research that will allow us to:

• find new genes that cause or contribute to inherited breast cancer
• understand the environmental factors that affect the onset and course of the disease in high risk groups
• more accurately predict the consequences for a person who carries a mutation in BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, p53, pTEN or other predisposing genes
• search for genes that delay or ameliorate breast cancer in women who inherit mutations in high risk genes
• improve counselling and psychological support to women and their families at high risk
• improve surveillance and early detection of disease in high risk women